Mistress of the Sun Inn

Florence Lane, teetotal landlady of the Sun Inn, Leintwardine, has died aged 94. Her style with bearded customers was singular, and she told one such that he could not come in, the pub having closed for tax purposes.

Also in The Times this morning is a story about Preston Bus Station which faces demolition to make way for - what else? - retail opportunities. Listed brutalist concrete it may be, but it is nice listed brutalist concrete and there is a campaign to save it. Who knew?

Finally, Jonathan Djanogly, Tory MP for the consitutency whose association receives Sir Compton's annual £25 party membership, has claimed a slightly smaller sum - £23.76 in total - for various items of jam-making equipment. That's why they call it the conserve-ative party, you know. What a stupid ass he is. New candidate, please.